Life is full of ups and downs, and sometimes, the downs are about as low as they can get. When that happens, all you can do is pick yourself up by the bootstraps and keep chugging along. As long as you’re still drawing breath, there’s hope that things will get better.

We scoured the internet to find 50 people who could only make you feel better about your own day. Some of these are hilarious, and others will have you cringing with sympathy for the unlucky person who got the short end of the stick.

You won’t envy these people…